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Custer Lee CHAPMAN

Custer Lee CHAPMAN

Male 1894 - 1986  (91 years)


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  • Name Custer Lee CHAPMAN
    Birth 26 Dec 1894  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Aug 1914  [2] 
    worked in barber shop 
    Occupation 1914-1915  [3] 
    teacher at Snider School in New Milton 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    inspector at International Harvester 
    Residence 1922  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1924 
    teacher at Straight Fork School 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Feb 21 1924, in its entirety:
      "Custer Lee Chapman, teacher of the Straight Fork school, was in town last Saturday. Custer reports the children as learning rapifly this winter. He is located in the neighborhood where James Day and James Reed have long resided."
    Census 1930  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    school teacher 
    Census 1940  Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940, 1942  [7, 8] 
    bookkeeper at Manufacturers Light & Heat Co. 
    Residence 1942, 1944  Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Death 28 Apr 1986  Duval Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I94847  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2019

    Father Gordon Batell CHAPMAN,   b. Mar 1868, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1944, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
    Mother Mary S. WARNER,   b. Jun 1875, Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1902, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years)
    Family ID F34543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mina Mae SHEETS,   b. 4 Jun 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    Marriage 3 Jan 1915  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    >1. Custer Lee CHAPMAN,   b. 5 Sep 1915, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 2005 (Age 89 years)
    >2. Susan Mildred CHAPMAN,   b. 26 Jul 1917, Tin Plate, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1996, Calaveras Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F40992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Madeline Law HUTSON,   b. 15 Apr 1901, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1940, Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Marriage 22 Aug 1922  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Richard H. CHAPMAN,   b. CA 1924, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jul 2003 (Age ~ 79 years)
     2. Edward Jackson "Jack" CHAPMAN,   b. 26 Mar 1925, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. John Warner CHAPMAN,   b. 27 Jan 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 2003, Rivesville, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Gordon King CHAPMAN,   b. 6 Mar 1934
     5. David CHAPMAN,   b. CA 1935
    >6. Mary A. CHAPMAN,   b. 19 Oct 1938   d. 1995 (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F40996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S691] West Union Herald, 8/6/1914.
      Local news item, in its entirety:
      "Custer Chapman, who is employed in a barber shop at this place, spent Sunday at New Milton."

    3. [S691] West Union Herald, 9/11/1914.

    4. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S2648] 1940 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    8. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    9. [S643] Obituary of father.

    10. [S2396] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records).